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February 6, 2024

London VC Episode 1 raises £76m to back early-stage B2B startups

It’s the fund’s third — and biggest — to date

London-based early-stage VC Episode 1 is announcing the £76m close of its third fund. It’ll invest in mostly UK-based B2B startups. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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